The head of the Institute of Archeology said: All people have identity concerns and this concern is correct. If the excavations in the underground city of Noushabad are fundamental and technical, there is no problem, and the supervisor of the research must report the results in the Research Council.
According to the report of jahane-gardesh, quoted by Isna, Isfahan-Kourosh Raushiti, on Thursday (October 21), during a visit to the underground city of Noushabad, said: The most important thing about any collection is its documentation. Five seasons of exploration have been done in the underground city of Nooshabad, but no clear information is available and its report has not been published anywhere.
He emphasized: Documenting makes us know what we have and how these data and spaces are related to each other. About the underground city of Noushabad, a report has not been published in the specialized journals of archeology and cultural heritage.
The head of the Institute of Archeology added: Archeology is not only digging and digging, but also has a cultural background. We still don’t know what the underground city of Noushabad is? Does it have a map? The information of this collection should be printed somewhere and accessible to people.
A villager stated: The people’s concern is theoretically correct and the withdrawal of water over time causes land subsidence, but I suggest that another geological group control the conditions of the underground city of Noushabad so that we know what to do.
He emphasized: There are protection concerns and explorations should proceed with the presence of different specialties. If a new entrance is created, the amount of moisture will also change, but what effect does it have on the walls?
Regarding the municipality’s request for a license to create the third entrance to the underground city of Nooshabad, a villager said: Licenses are issued based on a scientific, logical and detailed plan, which should be reviewed in a specialized meeting.
According to Isna, the head of the Archaeological Research Institute added: The sixth season of exploration should continue based on the existing permit, so that the report is submitted and we can comment and make a decision based on it. I am a representative of a spectrum of archaeologists, and if I comment based on my personal opinion, I have done something wrong.
A villager emphasized: Issuing a permit is a technical and specialized process, and the question is what is the necessity and urgency for exploring the third entrance of the underground city of Noushabad. For each license, the majority of the Research Council must agree and rationality should govern it.
Also, Abbas Ghamkhar, tourism activist, said: For many years, in the form of Noushabad Historical Monuments Lovers Association, together with a group of citizens, we have been voluntarily in the service of identifying and preserving the cultural heritage of this city.
He added: “When we introduced the underground city of Noushabad, the cultural heritage officials of Kashan did not believe that there are tourists here, and they even kicked us out of our room, but we believed that the future of the country will move towards tourism and that tourism can be developed.” also make Abad.
This tourism activist stated: The local community of Noushabad has accepted the preservation and restoration of historical buildings today, and people’s criticism and concerns are out of compassion, and we should not avoid their fair criticism and interviews.
He emphasized: We are all interested in the development of tourism in Noushabad and we support it, but if the exploration of a historical and national work is to be done, it should be based on an expert plan and under the supervision of experts.
He said: The underground city of Noushabad belongs to all of Iran, so don’t destroy it with your own hands and don’t give permission to demolish a 1500-year-old wall so that we can have more tourist population.
Ghamkhar added: The history of Noushabad is a witness that half a century ago, in order to make it easier to enter the Imam Ali Mosque, some people with their good intentions destroyed two-thirds of the plaster altar of the Ilkhanid period of the mosque, and today this behavior is similar to the underground city. do not have
He clarified: The geological researches of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage in 2017 emphasize that the creation of access and new ways and changes in temperature and pressure in the complex of the underground city of Noushabad should be prevented.
Ghamkhar said: “Today, every decision about the underground city of Noushabad is made based on expert work and not on taste choices.” First, we must protect the heritage, then plan for sustainable tourism.
The director of the teacher’s house of Noushabad also said: Noushabad is not a small city and its size reaches the civilization of Silk, the ancient atmosphere of Noushabad cemetery hill has a history of five thousand years and its Kehriz hill is four thousand years old.
Faramarz Zafarmand added: According to historical documents, Noushabad once had 33 aqueducts and 33 cloths, of which seven aqueducts only passed through the city.
Referring to the incompleteness of the Noushabad Museum, he stated: After two decades, the Noushabad Museum has not yet been put into operation, and during this time, many officials have been invited and allocated credits for a period of time, but there has been no satisfactory result yet.
The director of Noushabad Teacher’s House stressed: We request that the way of tourism activity be paved for Noushabad’s cultural heritage base and municipality, but you have to listen to the words of the critics and an expert does not work with an excavator in the historical context.
Zafarmand said: This place of the municipality used to be the old cemetery of Noushabad, and in the 1970s historical monuments were found there, and if anyone starts digging in a corner of the city with an excavator, nothing of the city and its history will remain.
A media activist also said: Disagreement between construction activity and heritage has always existed and is normal, and all the people present at this meeting are concerned about preserving the heritage and are looking for the development of the city.
Mehdi Arya added: Although the underground city of Noushabad is nationally registered, the global registration process has not yet happened for it, and we expect cultural heritage authorities to take effective action as a unique masterpiece.
He added: “We hope that after today’s trip, a suitable budget will be allocated to the historical monuments of Noushabad and the excavations of its underground city, and all costs will not be borne by the municipality and citizens.”
Referring to the distortion in the cultural heritage documents, this media activist clarified: some historical works that are in the geographical area of Noushabad are registered under the names of the surrounding cities, and the deletion of the history of Noushabad has no place.
Arya said: Some influential people are trying to change the name of Tepe Kehriz and register it under the name of another city, or some officials introduce the city of Ilkhani Noushabad as the name of another region, and we expect that they will not allow the name of Noushabad to be changed from The historical memory of the country should be erased.
The sixth season of exploration in the underground city of Noushabad, with the aim of creating an outlet in the workshop number one of this place, was started on 22 Shahrivar with the permission of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage by the Noushabad Municipality and under the supervision of the Noushabad Cultural Heritage Research Base, but with the criticism of some citizens and The activists of the field of tourism faced it until Korosh Rausti, the head of the Archaeological Research Institute, traveled to Noushabad with 8 experts of this center and then sat down to talk with the critics.
None of the officials of the cultural heritage of Isfahan province and Aran and Bidgol cities were present during the visit of the head of the archeology research institute and the accompanying delegation to Noushabad, which took place in Noushabad municipality.
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